Can I enrich a professional profile using a LinkedIn URL?

Yes! Use the `enrich_person` tool and provide the `li_profile_url`. Your agent will trigger the enrichment in Captain Data and return the detailed profile data.

How do I check my remaining API credits?

Simply ask the agent to `get_api_quotas`. It will retrieve your current usage and remaining quotas for different types of operations from your Captain Data account.

Does the integration allow finding companies by their domain name?

Yes. Use the `find_company` tool and provide the `domain` (e.g., 'google.com'). It will retrieve the basic company identifiers and metadata from the Captain Data database.

Captain Data MCP Server for VS Code Copilot 11 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "captain-data": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Captain Data MCP Server

Connect your Captain Data account to any AI agent and orchestrate your lead generation, market research, and data enrichment workflows through natural conversation.

GitHub Copilot Agent mode brings Captain Data data directly into your VS Code workflow. With a project-scoped config, the entire team shares access to 11 tools — Copilot queries live data, generates typed code, and writes tests from actual API responses, all without leaving the editor.

What you can do

People Discovery — Find specific professionals by name and company, or search by job titles and locations.
Profile Enrichment — Retrieve detailed LinkedIn profile data, including contact information and career history, using UIDs or URLs.
Company Research — Find companies by name or domain and retrieve deep firmographic data.
Automation Oversight — List and monitor automation jobs and workflows directly from your workspace.
Quota Management — Retrieve real-time API quotas and usage statistics to ensure your operations are on track.
Data Retrieval — Access extracted data from previous jobs using natural language.

The Captain Data MCP Server exposes 11 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to VS Code Copilot in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Captain Data to VS Code Copilot via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Captain Data MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.

Create MCP config

Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root

Add the server config

Paste the JSON configuration above

Enable Agent mode

Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown

Start using Captain Data

Ask Copilot: "Using Captain Data, help me..." — 11 tools available

Why Use VS Code Copilot with the Captain Data MCP Server

GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code provides unique advantages when paired with Captain Data through the Model Context Protocol.

VS Code is used by over 70% of developers — adding MCP tools to Copilot means your team can leverage external data without leaving their primary editor

Project-scoped MCP configs (`.vscode/mcp.json`) let you commit server configurations to your repository, ensuring the entire team shares the same tool access

Copilot's Agent mode integrates MCP tools seamlessly with file editing, terminal commands, and workspace search in a single agentic loop

GitHub's enterprise compliance and audit features extend to MCP tool usage, providing visibility into how AI interacts with external services

Captain Data + VS Code Copilot Use Cases

Practical scenarios where VS Code Copilot combined with the Captain Data MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Live API integration: Copilot can query an MCP server, inspect the response schema, and generate typed API client code in the same step

DevSecOps workflows: security teams can give developers access to domain intelligence tools directly in their editor for real-time vulnerability assessment during code review

Data pipeline development: Copilot fetches sample data via MCP and generates transformation scripts, validators, and test fixtures from actual API responses

Documentation generation: Copilot queries available tools and auto-generates README sections, API reference docs, and usage examples

Captain Data MCP Tools for VS Code Copilot (11)

These 11 tools become available when you connect Captain Data to VS Code Copilot via MCP:

enrich_company

Get deep firmographic data for a company

enrich_person

Get detailed profile data for a person using their UID or LinkedIn URL

find_company

Find a company by name or domain

find_people

Find a specific person by full name and optionally company name

get_account_info

Retrieve core account information

get_api_quotas

Retrieve current API quotas and usage

get_job_details

Get status and extracted data for a specific job

list_automation_jobs

List all automation jobs

list_workflows

List all configured workflows

search_companies

Search for companies by industry, size, or location

search_people

Search for people based on criteria like job title or location

Example Prompts for Captain Data in VS Code Copilot

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your VS Code Copilot agent to start working with Captain Data immediately.

"Find people with the name 'Satya Nadella' at 'Microsoft'."

"Search for companies in the 'Software' industry located in 'California'."

"Enrich the company profile for the domain 'vinkius.com'."

Troubleshooting Captain Data MCP Server with VS Code Copilot

Common issues when connecting Captain Data to VS Code Copilot through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCP tools not available

Ensure you are in Agent mode in Copilot Chat. MCP tools only appear in Agent mode.

Captain Data + VS Code Copilot FAQ

Common questions about integrating Captain Data MCP Server with VS Code Copilot.

Which VS Code version supports MCP?

MCP support requires VS Code 1.99 or later with the GitHub Copilot extension. Ensure both are updated to the latest version. Older versions of Copilot may not expose the Agent mode toggle.

How do I switch to Agent mode?

Open the Copilot Chat panel and look for two mode options: "Ask" and "Agent". Click "Agent" to enable autonomous tool calling. In Ask mode, Copilot provides conversational answers but cannot invoke MCP tools.

Can I restrict which MCP tools Copilot can access?

Yes. VS Code shows a tool consent dialog before any MCP tool is invoked for the first time. You can also configure tool access policies at the organization level through GitHub Copilot settings.

Does MCP work in VS Code Remote or Codespaces?

Yes. MCP servers configured via .vscode/mcp.json work in Remote SSH, WSL, and GitHub Codespaces environments. The MCP connection is established from the remote host, so ensure the server URL is accessible from that environment.